2y ago

Sorry California, Amazon Will No Longer Sell You Donkey Meat

Technically donkey skin. Used in health supplements. And I just don't know anymore...

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And here I thought I was living in America, Land of the Free!!!
- What about the freedom of donkeys to have skin? I'm pretty sure that's somewhere in the Constitution.
  
  Maybe the Jackass Constitution.
This isn't a product I am looking for but why is this an issue when other animal based products are being sold? Cow products fine but donkey products aren't?
I see there is a specific horse related law but why.
- I'm more concerned about this being touted as a health product, especial an "herbal" one. Because there's no evidence that it improves health and donkey skin isn't an herb.
  But really I just posted it because I thought it was an interesting story.
  
  Yeah, I just glazed over that part, there are so many "health" products that are complete bunk on Amazon.
- Speciesists gonna discriminate arbitrarily, that's kinda the whole deal with speciesism 🤷
- This 2007 document seems to do a pretty good job at going over the motivations when the law was made. It's a bit longer to read than I have time for right now, but it seems like it's worth the time judging by the intro and background
That’s okay I started harvesting my own
- It just tastes better that way.
My takeaway from this article is that, as it turns out, California has laws banning the consumption of equine meat. Man, what the hell? Horse is delicious and donkey is arguably even better. How is that any different than eating beef, sheep and so on?

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